Unit 4

air [eə]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Air is the mixture of gases which forms the earth's atmosphere and which we breathe. 空气；大气

【举例】 Draughts help to circulate air .

穿堂风有助于空气流通。

cell [sel]

【考法1】 N-COUNT A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells. 细胞

【举例】 Those cells divide and give many other different types of cells .

那些细胞分裂，产生出许多不同种类的细胞。

【考法2】 N-COUNT A cell is a small room in which a prisoner is locked. A cell is also a small room in which a monk or nun lives. 单人牢房；（修道院的）单人小室

local ['ləʊkəl]

【考法1】 ADJ Local means existing in or belonging to the area where you live, or to the area that you are talking about. 本地的；本地的；地方性的

【举例1】 We'd better check on the match in the local paper.

我们最好在本地报纸上查一下这场比赛。

【考法2】 ADJ Local government is elected by people in one area of a country and controls aspects such as education, housing, and transport within that area. （政府）地方的，当地的

【举例2】 Education comprises two-thirds of all local council spending.

教育占地方市政会全部开支的三分之二。

instant ['ɪnstənt]

【考法1】 N-COUNT An instant is an extremely short period of time. 瞬息；顷刻；刹那

【举例1】 For an instant , Catherine was tempted to flee.

有那么一会儿，凯瑟琳很想逃跑。

【考法2】 N-SING If you say that something happens at a particular instant, you mean that it happens at exactly the time you have been referring to, and you are usually suggesting that it happens quickly or immediately. （某一）时刻

【举例2】 At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness.

就在那时，博物馆陷入了一片漆黑。

【考法3】 ADJ You use instant to describe something that happens immediately. 立即的；即刻的

【举例3】 Mr Porter's book was an instant hit.

波特先生的书一经推出便大受欢迎。

defeat [dɪ'fiːt]

【考法1】 VERB If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest. 击败；战胜

【举例1】 His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954.

1954年他领导的游击队打败了殖民军队。

【考法2】 N-VAR Defeat is the experience of being beaten in a battle, game, or contest, or of failing to achieve what you wanted to. 战败；失利；失败

【举例2】 The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to.

最重要的是不到万不得已绝不要认输。

encourage [ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ]

【考法】 VERB If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it. 鼓励；激励

【举例】 When things aren't going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up.

事情进展不顺的时候，他鼓励我说不要放弃。

peer [pɪə]

【考法】 N-COUNT Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you. 同龄人；同辈；身份（或地位）相同的人

【举例】 children who are much cleverer than their peers

比同龄人聪明许多的孩子

electronic [ɪˌlek'trɒnɪk]

【考法】 ADJ An electronic device has transistors or silicon chips which control and change the electric current passing through the device. 电子的

【举例】 expensive electronic equipment

昂贵的电子设备

outcome ['aʊtkʌm]

【考法】 N-COUNT The outcome of an activity, process, or situation is the situation that exists at the end of it. 结果；结局；后果

【举例】 Mr. Singh said he was pleased with the outcome .

辛格先生说他对这一结果感到满意。

monday ['mʌndeɪ]

【考法】 N-VAR Monday is the day after Sunday and before Tuesday. 星期一；周一

【举例】 I went back to work on Monday .

我周一回去上班了。

shark [ʃɑːk]

【考法】 N-VAR A shark is a very large fish. Some sharks have very sharp teeth and may attack people. 鲨鱼

consequence ['kɒnsɪkwəns]

【考法】 N-COUNT The consequences of something are the results or effects of it. 结果；后果；影响

【举例】 Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail.

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